George Ramsay (footballer, born 1892)

George Strachan Ramsay (18 October 1892 – 8 August 1918) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, Rangers, Ayr United and Partick Thistle as an inside right.[5]

George Ramsay
Personal information
Full name George Strachan Ramsay[1]
Date of birth 18 October 1892[2]
Place of birth Clydebank, Scotland[3]
Date of death 8 August 1918(1918-08-08) (aged 25)[1]
Place of death near Bethencourt-sur-Somme, France[4]
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Clydebank Juniors
1911–1912 Queen's Park 41 (7)
1912–1913 Rangers 3 (0)
1913–1914 Ayr United 15 (11)
1914 Third Lanark
1914–1917 Partick Thistle 42 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Ramsay attended Allan Glen's School and in 1911 was working as an apprentice marine engineer in Glasgow.[2] Ramsay served as a flight lieutenant in 110 and 49 Squadrons of the Royal Air Force during the First World War and was flying an Airco DH.9 when he and his observer were shot down and killed near the bridge at Béthencourt-sur-Somme on 8 August 1918,[4][6] during the Battle of Amiens.[7] He is commemorated on the Arras Flying Services Memorial.[1]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1910–11[8] Scottish First Division 10 2 2 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 13 2
1911–12[8] 31 4 2 1 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 35 5
Total 41 6 4 1 3 0 48 7
Rangers 1912–13[9] Scottish First Division 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ayr United 1913–14[5] Scottish First Division 15 11 — — 15 11
Third Lanark 1913–14[5] Scottish First Division 0 0 5 2 — 5 2
Partick Thistle 1914–15[5] Scottish First Division 27 3 — — 27 3
1915–16[5] 13 7 — — 13 7
1916–17[5] 2 0 — — 2 0
Total 42 10 — — 42 10
Career total 101 27 9 3 3 0 113 30
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References
  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Nine Queen's Park Men Who Died In 1918, As At May 2018" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Lost Their Lives As At April 2017– Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 14. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  4. "George Strachan Ramsay | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1918–1919" (PDF). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. "Centenary of Battle of Amiens to be marked with cathedral service". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. "Rangers Player George S. Ramsay Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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